Living on Earth is expensive... but it does include a free trip around the sun every year.

住在地球上实在太昂贵……可是我们年年能绕着太阳跑，那是地球赐给我们的免费旅行。

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Once a year, we celebrate with stupid hats and plastic plates the fact that you were able to make another trip around the sun.

每年一次，我们戴着愚蠢的帽子和用塑料盘子庆祝你能够再绕太阳转一圈。

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2011 is merely a new entry in our ancient custom of chronological bookkeeping, an arbitrary starting point for our annual trip around the sun.

2011年不过是对编年体历史记载的古代风俗的新认识，一年一度绕着太阳旅行的必然起点。

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The explanation for why there's a difference in lengths requires us to take a radio trip around the sun (virtually, of course, in my radio piece, with sound effects that come entirely from my mouth plus a little boost from my engineer Manoli Wetherell).

NPR: Not All Seasons Are Created Equal